The Ride Across Minnesota (TRAM) is a great week long (300 mile) ride for the MS Society. There are no "mountains" in Minnesota but the state has lots of corn and lakes to look at. The only problem is it the ride started today. There is always next year. http://bikemnm.nationalmssociety.org..._TRAM_homepage

Bike MS - Close Encounters Ride 2011 - August 20/21 , its a 2 day event starting in Sundance Wyoming only around 150 miles total, think im gonna look into it a little further , just getting back into cycling and seems like it would be interesting/fun

That Close Encounters Ride goes up by the devils tower i beleive & up around Spearfish,South Dakota. Both those are very beautiful there are a few hills but not bad and some of it is the Black Hills of Wyoming/South Dakota